“Zero Waste as a Climate Solution”

a Keynote Address from Kate Bailey

KateBailey works for Eco-Cycle, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit recycling organizations in the world. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Kate is the director of the Eco-Cycle Solutions project, where she works with citizens, city staff and elected officials to implement Zero Waste solutions in local communities. Kate has more than 10 years of experience as a leading authority on Zero Waste best practices and has created national reports, websites, and campaigns to drive local action.

Friday, November 3rd 2017

Location: Temple Performing Arts Center

1837 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA

10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Environmental Justice Tour - RSVP required!

Location: Swarthmore College

Join PLAN and the Energy Justice Network for this pre-conference event. Environmental racism is rampant in the trash incineration industry. Learn about environmental justice and what environmental racism looks like nationally, and in a dramatic local example. We’ll take a tour through the city of Chester, PA, home to a cluster of major polluters, including the nation’s largest trash incinerator.

11:30 – 11:45 am: Group Photo

Location: Temple University Mitten Hall

12:00 - 12:30 pm Case Study Session

Location: Temple University Ritter Hall

Choose one of the below sessions to get a snapshot of one of the awesome projects listed below. Many of these folks are also running “Action and Implementation” workshops on how to get a program off the ground! Check out the descriptions here

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

Location: Temple Community Garden

People of Color Caucus – Ansley Popefrom PLANThe Rad Dish in Ritter Hall- Grab lunch first then head over to Ritter!

This power “lunch” hour is an opportunity for folks ofcolor to convene in an autonomous space to discuss pressing issues in our movement spaces. This is an opportunity for folks to learn and engage in topics about our roles as folks ofcolor and how we simultaneously move anti-racist and zero waste work. Our main focus in this meetup is to build collective community amongst each other, so we can unite and support each other across the nation.

2:30 - 3:00 pm: Networking & Snack Break

Location: The Rad Dish in Ritter Hall

Session:

Points of Intervention Tour Meetup:Ritter Hall Room 111

Are you currently a campus who is going to be one of our Points of Intervention Tour Stop? Use this network section to meet with other campuses who are engaging in POI to network, brainstorm, and mingle.

3:00 - 4:15 pm: Solutions Panels

Each of the session below will be happening at the same time in different locations. Attend the session that best fits your interest and for anyone you want to talk to more, find them during networking breaks! Many presenters are also tabling.

Our supporters and partners make the Student's for Zero Waste Conference possible

We’re thrilled to host SZW at Temple University!

Temple Surplus Program, facilitating the reuse of tons of office furniture on campus and beyond (pictured)

Give and Go Green, an end of the year move-out program

The Rad Dish, a student-run food co-op

Office Supply Swap, providing students with used office materials free of charge

Temple Community Garden, a student-run garden, sharing food with the community

and more!

World Centric provides compostable food service products made from plant-based materials, an alternative to disposable plastic. They actively support the creation of campus composting infrastructure, and have been an annual founding sponsor of the Students for Zero Waste Conference since its establishment in 2014.

LUSH’s innovative approach to cosmetics packaging (or non-packaging) makes them a zero-waste leader in the industry. We were honored to receive a Charity Pot grant from LUSH in 2016, and to feature their packaging-free products at each Students for Zero Waste Conference!

Guayaki’s delicious Yerba Mate tea is created with sustainability in mind, from start to finish. They are committed to protecting and restoring the South American rainforests and empowering the native forest people. Guayaki gave yummy yerba mate for the 2016 SZW Conference and has committed to sponsorship in 2017.

Preserve creates unusual products from recycled and recyclable #6 plastics, including toothbrushes and food storage containers. Preserve has supported the SZW Conference each year, and recently partnered with us to develop a case study on reusable to-go box infrastructure in campus dining halls.

Klean Kanteen is a leader in BPA-free, stainless steel reusable drinkware and food transport. A 1% for the Planet member and Certified Benefit Corporation, Klean is committed to using business as a force for good. They raise the bar from recycling and composting to actually eliminating waste from the outset with reusable solutions that last a lifetime. Klean has been a supportive partner of PLAN since its inception through sponsorship, product, and more.

Waste-free UKonserve food-storage products are sustainably designed to reduce the staggering amount of trash that ends up in our landfills and oceans every year because of single-use food packaging. The high-quality, non-toxic materials are designed to be durable and long lasting, and to minimize waste throughout each product’s life cycle. UKonserve’s annual support of PLAN has helped reward our Conference volunteers and keep our road trips zero waste!

Goodwill’s century in the reuse business makes them an expert in material recovery and reuse infrastructure. Goodwill has supported the Conference through bulk used items (such as silverware and the t-shirts we screen-print) and are building their support of campus move-out projects in the future.